Photo: Christopher Hollis · Public domainHousehold incomes in Lawrenceburg are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Lawrenceburg itself; outside it, Nashville draws the most (8%, 71 miles). 21.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.8% across Tennessee. The two grades for Lawrenceburg are D for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lawrenceburg is Nashville, 71 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (394) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lawrenceburg draws workers from far and wide
The 8,914 jobs in Lawrenceburg are filled from a wide area. Lawrenceburg’s own residents hold 19% and the ten next-biggest home towns 10%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Lawrenceburg is where the jobs are
Lawrenceburg has 8,914 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Lawrenceburg are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Tennessee. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Tennessee worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Lawrenceburg
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lawrenceburg is better than 6% of U.S. towns, #168 of 177 in Tennessee. Job access by car holds Lawrenceburg’s grade up (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($42,343, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lawrenceburg could be anywhere from D− to C−.
How many miles Lawrenceburg commutes
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who travels to work in Lawrenceburg, and from where
Where Lawrenceburg clocks in
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Who works in Lawrenceburg, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,093 residents head out to work, 1,666 work right here, and 7,248 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Lawrenceburg on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Lawrenceburg: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrenceburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,489 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Tennessee: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
What work there is in Lawrenceburg: 8,914 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawrenceburg, 2014 → 2024: 7,675 → 8,914. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrenceburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Lawrenceburg start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lawrenceburg is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #22 of 177 in Tennessee. Both inputs place Lawrenceburg near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,127 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.9% of Lawrenceburg households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lawrenceburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Lawrenceburg sits among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Nolensville TN | 15,789 | $177K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 203 | Lakeland TN | 14,422 | $116K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 349 | Arlington TN | 15,703 | $135K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,306 | Beverly Hills FL | 9,650 | $46K | 19.8% | 8.9% | 3% | D |
| 2,307 | Berlin NH | 9,502 | $45K | 15.3% | 7.1% | 34% | D |
| 2,308 | Lawrenceburg TN | 12,236 | $42K | 21.5% | 7.8% | 35% | D |
| 2,309 | Greenwood MS | 13,429 | $35K | 28.4% | 7.8% | 46% | D |
| 2,310 | Homosassa Springs FL | 15,701 | $48K | 20.3% | 8.4% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lawrenceburg, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Lawrenceburg: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrenceburg?
$42,343 (±$7,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrenceburg?
21.5%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrenceburg?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrenceburg work?
35% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (8%, 71 mi), Columbia (7%, 31 mi), Pulaski (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lawrenceburg walkable?
Lawrenceburg is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lawrenceburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawrenceburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrenceburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.